Gao Jiu allowed these new recruits to get practical training in combat and trained a group of combat backbones for the third battalion.

As the tribes of the group were defeated one by one and more people were rescued, Guan Tieshan and Huang Rui learned from their previous experience and no longer blindly expanded their troops. For those who actively signed up for the army, they only selected those who had combat experience such as soldiers or hunters. After the troops truly formed their combat effectiveness, they would find opportunities to expand their troops in the future.

Gao Jiu, Guan Tieshan and others knew that the Japanese invaders were powerful outside the pass, and their counterattack would definitely be very crazy, so they were prepared to persist for a long time.

Every time they set up a Japanese and puppet stronghold or group tribe, they transported a large number of supplies into the mountains, and established many secret camps in hidden places in the mountains, ready to retreat into the deep mountains to deal with the Japanese invaders at any time.

The captain of Watanabe's regiment fled Baolin County with the remnants of defeated soldiers. He now knew how powerful Gao Jiu and the Taohuashan guerrillas were. He didn't even dare to stay in Binjiang County and went back to his original station.

When the commander of the 80th Division of the Japanese Army heard that the captain of the Watanabe regiment was back, he immediately sent someone to call him to the division headquarters to inquire about the situation of the battle with the third battalion this time.

The division commander had also heard of Gao Jiu's reputation. He listened carefully to the situation of the battle between the Watanabe Regiment Captain and Gao Jiu's Taohuashan Guerrillas and kept asking about the details.

When he heard that the Taohuashan guerrillas had about 200 people, he did not blame the Watanabe Regiment Captain. The force of thousands of troops in a corps could not deal with Gao Jiu. Instead, he paid more attention to Gao Jiu and Taohuashan guerrillas.

The division commander was a cautious person. Although bad news kept coming from the Binjiang Public Security Zone that the troops of the Third Battalion were constantly conquering cities and land, and the local Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations had basically been destroyed, he did not rush to send troops to attack the Third Battalion because he was not sure that he could deal with Gao Jiu and Taohuashan guerrillas.

Therefore, when he received an order from the Kwantung Army Command to send troops to attack the Third Battalion, he not only did not send troops, but instead set out to Fengtian and asked to meet the Kwantung Army Commander.

Sasaki, the commander of the 80th Division, was the brother-in-law of the commander of the Kanto Army. He relied on the power of the commander of the Kanto Army to climb to his current position.

After seeing him, the commander asked, "If you don't go to wipe out the anti-Japanese elements, why are you going to Fengtian for?"

Sasaki said: "Brother-in-law, the bandit Gao Jiu who came from within the gate is really possible in the Binjiang area. The Watanabe United under my command is still very powerful, but they faced more than 100 people under Gao Jiu, and they lost nearly half of it when they came up. You asked me to fight Gao Jiu. If they fail, wouldn't that be embarrassing for you?"

The commander asked, "Are you sure Gao Jiu is inside?"

Sasaki said affirmatively: "I have collected information about Gao Jiu, who is able to throw grenades from a distance and can see enemy targets at night.

The Watanabe United suffered heavy losses because they could not see the enemy at night, but were killed by the grenades thrown by the enemy. It can be said that most of the broken yellow soldiers were killed by Gao Jiu alone. Is there anyone else except Gao Jiu?"

When the commander heard this, his brows frowned tightly.

Sasaki continued: "Brother-in-law, if that is really Gao Jiu, I am really not sure if you ask my 80th Division to fight Gao Jiu. If it fails, wouldn't it be a shame to you?

I am dissatisfied with you that the heavy failure of the Watanabe United has caused great panic among the officers and soldiers of my entire division. In this case, the combat effectiveness of the entire division is difficult to guarantee, and the possibility of failure is extremely high."

The commander nodded slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"

Sasaki said: "Gao Jiu is currently in the Binjiang area, where there are anti-Japanese elements known as the Third Battalion. Recently, they have expanded to tens of thousands of troops. I have no confidence in destroying them with one of my divisions. I hope my brother-in-law can send a large army to operate with my division.

As long as we have enough troops, Gao Jiu can get rid of him even if he has three heads and six arms."

The commander understood that his brother-in-law was unwilling to deal with Gao Jiu alone, afraid of taking responsibility for defeat. If he could send other troops to fight with him, he could find someone to take the blame even if something happened.

Although the commander felt that his brother-in-law was a little cowardly, he also thought that this guy made sense. After all, he was his brother-in-law. If he was really defeated, his face would not look good. Someone took the blame, it would be a different matter.

He said, "Okay. You can stay here temporarily and let you know after I discuss with the Chief of Staff. However, during this period, you must order your troops to strengthen their defense and not cause major losses. Do you understand?"

Sasaki said happily: "Thank you brother-in-law for your care. I understand."

Gao Jiu led the Taohuashan guerrillas and led some anti-Japanese soldiers from the third battalion to launch continuous attacks on the Japanese army, giving the Japanese army a heavy blow.

They captured many group tribes and eliminated the Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations in various places. In a very short period of time, the so-called riverside security zone of the Japanese army basically became the world of the Third Battalion.

When Gao Jiu was fighting, of course he would not forget to send scouts to monitor the actions of the Japanese troops everywhere. As a result, Gao Jiu saw that the 80th Division of the local garrison only reduced its troops and did not send troops to fight. This phenomenon also aroused his vigilance.

The Japanese Kwantung Army was very proud, especially in this place outside the pass. Their troops were huge. Without special reasons, it would be impossible for this kind of situation of ignoring the development of the anti-Japanese armed forces.

The only explanation is that they are afraid. The reason for their fear should be that they have been determined to be active in the Binjiang area and they are afraid of heavy losses, so they dare not go out rashly.

Gao Jiu thought that the Japanese army could not be so honest, they must be planning some conspiracy. He exchanged his ideas with Wang Zhankui, Guan Tieshan, Huang Rui and others. Everyone also believed that the Japanese army must have had some conspiracy. The reason why they did not dispatch for the time being was that they were accumulating strength and then launched a large-scale counterattack.

It can be imagined that the enemy's counterattack will definitely be very fierce, and the current strength of the third battalion may be difficult to resist.

Everyone regarded Gao Jiu as the backbone. Everyone expressed their opinions on how to deal with it next.

Gao Jiu put forward four suggestions.

First of all, we must take advantage of the gap between the Japanese and puppet troops without large-scale attacks. The third battalion organized local people to completely destroy the group tribes that could be destroyed, increasing the difficulty for the Japanese and puppet troops to rebuild the group tribes.

Secondly, transfer the large army to the mountains now, establish a secret training base in the mountains, strengthen the training of new recruits, and enhance the coordination between the troops.

Again, the combat-capable troops were organized to follow the Taohuashan guerrillas to continue to attack the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops, seize weapons and ammunition, and collect materials.

Finally, the combat deployment was adjusted according to the situation after the Japanese and puppet troops launched a large-scale attack.

Neither Guan Tieshan nor Huang Rui had any objections and immediately began to make arrangements according to Gao Jiu's requirements.

On this day, Gao Jiu led the Taohua Mountain guerrillas and 1,000 officers and soldiers from the Third Battalion to Binjiang County.

Gao Jiu commanded the troops to set up an ambush, and then the Third Battalion sent more than 100 people in a company to attack Binjiang County.

The officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion came near the county town and started fighting against the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall.

After the commander of the Binjiang Public Security District fled back to Binjiang County last time, he wanted to keep Watanabe's United and stayed here with them, but Watanabe ignored him at all and fled directly with his troops.

The commander also wanted to escape here, but he was the commander of the security zone. If he fled the defense zone without authorization, he would definitely be sent to the military court. He was helpless and had to shrink all the Japanese and puppet troops in the security zone into Binjiang County, and then forced the people in the city to help them strengthen the city defense and prepare to stand by and wait for assistance.

He received a report and heard that people from the Third Battalion came to attack the county town. He came to the city tower and looked out. Seeing that there were only more than 100 enemy troops outside, he felt a little angry. The officers under his command were also very angry and shouted that they would go out to destroy these hateful guerrillas.

But the commander disagreed with this, and he said, "Don't you find it strange? Just because of the people from the Third Battalion, they dare to come to attack the county town. They must have had a conspiracy behind them. I dare to conclude that they must have set up ambush outside. If we send troops out to chase these anti-Japanese elements, we will definitely be ambushed by the enemy."

Outside the city, the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion were indeed very confident. They shot at the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall without any scruples, and were not worried that the Japanese and puppet troops would come out to pursue them, because this was exactly the task they were going to take on.

The officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion fought for a while, but the Japanese and puppet troops did not come out, but they just shot at the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion from the city wall.

Several snipers of the Taohuashan guerrillas who were mixed in the third battalion fired several shots from time to time and killed many Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall. Later, the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall simply stopped showing their heads, which made the officers and soldiers of the third battalion very depressed.

In order to completely anger the enemy, the Taohuashan special forces team used the two mortars they brought to bomb the Japanese army. The special forces team was extremely skilled, and the shells fell accurately on the city walls and towers. A shell exploded very close to the commander. If someone around him had not blocked the shrapnel for him, he would have taken the commander's life.

The commander was really annoyed and felt that the people of the third battalion were too bullying. In order to expel these annoying people of the third battalion and to verify whether his judgment was correct, he called a squadron leader of the Japanese army and asked him to take his troops out of the city to drive away the people of the third battalion, but asked him to drive away the people of the third battalion and not pursue them.

When the officers and soldiers of the third battalion saw that the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall were hiding, they felt bored, and saw that the city gate was opened and more than a hundred Japanese soldiers rushed out from it.

The officers and soldiers of the third battalion immediately began to evacuate. They were afraid that the Japanese soldiers would not be able to catch up, so they ran and shot at the Japanese soldiers.

The special forces team members had accurate shooting skills and killed one or two Japanese soldiers from time to time, but they did not attack the Japanese officers, for fear that once the Japanese officers were eliminated, these Japanese soldiers would retreat.

Seeing that the people from the Third Battalion had retreated, the Japanese squadron leader led the Japanese soldiers to pursue them. After chasing hundreds of meters away, he saw that the vegetation in front was dense and the terrain was a bit complicated. He was worried about being ambushed, so he prepared to retreat.

The guerrillas who were ambushing the bushes and grass saw that the Japanese soldiers were about to run away, so they opened fire violently at them.

The Japanese soldiers threw down more than a dozen bodies and fled in panic.

Seeing that his judgment was completely correct, the commander said proudly: "You all saw it. Those anti-Japanese elements really set up ambush outside. It seems that Gao Jiu is nothing extraordinary, and he can't hide his tricks from me."

When the officers saw that the commander's judgment was indeed correct, they admired him very much, so they slapped Ma Pi.

The commander said proudly: "I remember everything. No matter how anti-Japanese elements come to provoke, ignore them."

When Gao Jiu saw the enemy retreat, he left two special forces snipers and dozens of guerrillas from the third battalion, and continued to fire cold guns at the Japanese and puppet troops in the city outside the city.

The Japanese and puppet troops had learned their lessons. Except for leaving a small number of observation posts to monitor the situation outside, everyone else hid, no matter how the guerrillas provoked them, they ignored them.

Gao Jiu led the rest of the guerrillas around Binjiang County and came to the Binjiang Bridge east of Binjiang County.

On the side of the bridge are a Japanese artillery tower and two bunkers, and on the other side of the bridge there is also a bunker on the bridge head, with two fortifications made of sandbags.

The reason why Gao Jiu and others were struggling in the county town for so long was to destroy the Japanese stronghold on the bridge.

Li Chengwu first sent people to cut off the telephone line between the county town and the Japanese artillery tower, and then directed the special forces members to attack the enemy's bunkers and artillery towers.

Dealing with defenses like the Japanese army is a piece of cake for the Taohuashan guerrillas.

The special forces first used firepower to block the enemy bunkers and gun holes on the artillery tower, and protected several guerrillas to approach. They used rocket launchers to blow through the bunkers under the artillery tower, and killed the Japanese troops in the bunkers. Then they fired three shells at the artillery tower with 82mm recoilless cannons, which directly collapsed the artillery tower.

The guerrillas rushed up quickly, wiped out a few Japanese who were lucky enough not to be killed, and occupied the bridge at this end of the bridge.
Chapter completed!